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Hannah Braisted
Should the time limit for ‘social’ egg freezing be extended?
By Hannah Braisted, solicitor in the Family Law team Egg freezing is one way to try to help preserve a woman’s fertility, by collecting...
05/10/20
Michelle Chapman
Is there still a place for Section 27 Notices?
Written by Marie Newton, a paralegal in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team In this day of modern technology and digitalisation, it...
01/10/20
Hannah Braisted
For better or worse: Law Commission marriage consultation
By Vicki Rawlins, associate solicitor in the Family Law team A lot of couples' wedding plans for 2020 have needed to be reviewed in order...
01/10/20
Jodie Buck
What does "nieces & nephews" even mean? Construction of Wills - Wales v Dixon [2020]
By Richard Smaller (Solicitor – Will, Trust and Estate Disputes) & Kat Wainman (Senior Associate – Tax, Trusts and Estates) A recent case...
25/09/20
Hannah Braisted
ONS report shows civil partnerships continue to increase throughout 2019
By Hannah Braisted, solicitor in the Family Law team The Office of National Statistics (ONS) released their annual statistics on civil...
23/09/20
Irwin Mitchell
How to make a Will and what to look out for
Kat Wainman and Sarah Wintle look at preparing Wills and things you should consider when putting one in place. Both Kat and Sarah are...
22/09/20
David Shirt
Don’t score a financial own goal, professional footballers urged
By George Uglow, Financial Planner at IM Asset Management Limited It is great to see a finance specialist partnering with the League...
14/09/20
Irwin Mitchell
Reduction in IHT Take as a Result of Tax Changes
During the 2010 general election campaign, David Cameron's Conservative Party promised an increase in inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs to...
19/08/20
Irwin Mitchell
Will disputes jump in cases - an explanation
By Danni Brannon in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team According to a recent report by the Ministry of Justice – and the resulting...
22/07/20
Irwin Mitchell
Rea v Rea: Will validity claim to be appealed
Three brothers who were written out of their mother's will, who left almost everything to their sister, are appealing the decision to the...
16/07/20
Irwin Mitchell
Cat unearths forgotten will, settles £2m farming land dispute
By Jodie Buck, solicitor in the Will, Trust & Estate Disputes team at Irwin Mitchell LLP In this unusual High Court case, the tragic...
10/07/20
Irwin Mitchell
Letter of Engagement 101: What to look out for
When taking on a new client, it's important for professional advisors to understand exactly the services they're being instructed to...
02/07/20
Irwin Mitchell
A will from 3003 and 'no-challenge' clauses: A deep dive into Dawson v Dawson
By Richard Smaller, a solicitor in the Leeds Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team Probate claims rarely go to trial, and even then so...
24/06/20
Irwin Mitchell
Chanel No. 5... or 7? Beneficiaries fight over Lagerfeld's estate
By Katherine Reed, trainee solicitor in the London Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team Mystery surrounds the estate of fashion designer...
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Irwin Mitchell
Homemade wills and third-party disclosure: Gardiner v Tabet explained
When the validity of a will is questioned, the concerned party has been able to make a request in order to get some more information...
22/06/20
Irwin Mitchell
Universal standard needed for banks handing out cash before probate, experts warn
A recent article from the Daily Mail has once more put a spotlight on banks handing out huge sums of money to a deceased's family before...
17/06/20
Irwin Mitchell
Many banking on inheritance for later life, new study finds
A new study from pensions provider Hargreaves Lansdowne has found the British public are relying on intergenerational wealth more than...
16/06/20
Irwin Mitchell
Tiger King: Carole Baskin's husband's will was forged, says sheriff
By Katherine Reed, a trainee solicitor in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team When we look back and remember 'Lockdown 2020', it's...
09/06/20
Irwin Mitchell
No-fault divorce back for second reading
By Marie Kilgallen, Family Law associate The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill is due to receive its second reading today (8...
08/06/20
Irwin Mitchell
Trustee compliance on the increase
In 2017 HMRC introduced the online Trust Register in order to capture information from trustees about their the trusts which they...
29/05/20
Irwin Mitchell
Courts uphold first-time trustee's £1.6m tax bill - how can you avoid the same fate?
Trusts are a popular estate planning tool used to hold and protect all kinds of possessions, from property to life insurance and even...
26/05/20
Irwin Mitchell
Little-known tax exemption for front-line emergency workers
There has long existed an exemption from inheritance tax for members of the armed forces whose deaths result from injuries sustained on...
06/05/20
Irwin Mitchell
Floods not forgotten
By Helen Hutchison, Residential Property partner The floods in November 2019 seem forever ago. The world has changed so much in 2020, but...
01/05/20
Irwin Mitchell
Five ways the residential property market is improving
Bleak headlines concerning the residential property market are abundant, but at Irwin Mitchell we focus on the positives. Here are five...
01/05/20
Irwin Mitchell
Should success fees be recoverable in Inheritance Act claims?
The recent unreported case of Bullock v Denton and Willoughby provides authority for the recovery of a success fee in claims under the...
27/04/20
Irwin Mitchell
Supreme Court acknowledgment of the challenges posed by surrogacy law in the UK?
Comment by Kathryn Evans A woman left infertile when her cervical cancer was spotted more than four years after her initial smear test,...
22/04/20
Irwin Mitchell
Daughter loses Adult Child claim under the Inheritance Act
In recent years there have been an increasing number of judgments released in cases brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family...
16/04/20
Irwin Mitchell
Possession may not be 9/10ths of the law
The recent case of Barkatali v Davies [2020] demonstrates the challenges faced by co-habitants seeking the right to remain in property...
14/04/20
Irwin Mitchell
Coronavirus: Charities to be hit by fall in legacy income
Analyst company Legacy Foresight has forecasted that legacy income for charities could decrease by up to 9% this year because of...
07/04/20
Irwin Mitchell
Opinion: could a will ever be validly executed by e-signature, and could this lead to more disputes?
In a world that is fast evolving, the process of making a Will has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years, indeed the...
31/03/20